Walking the Cape and Islands is the only comprehensive guide to the best walking and hiking trails on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket.Enjoy pine forests, windswept dunes, freshwater ponds, and wave-washed beaches as you stroll through scenic Cape Cod National Seashore, Nickerson State Park, Martha's Vineyard Land Bank properties, Nantucket's land bank and conservation areas, and many state and local parks and open spaces.
Suitable for all abilities, the 72 walks and hikes described here range in length from 0.4 miles to 11.2 miles. Families with children will especially enjoy many of the shorter, easier walks. The book describes the area's history, climate, and geology, and tells how to have a safe and enjoyable outing. At-a-Glance Info offers details such as distance, difficulty, walk time, trail surface, facilities available, and whether bicycles, dogs, or hunting are allowed.
- Health Stats show number of steps and estimated calories burned.
- Walk Summary gives a helpful snapshot of each walk.
- Directions to Trailhead precisely guide you to each trailhead.
Description and professionally drawn maps take you step by step along the trail.Flora and Fauna sidebars provide information that nature lovers will appreciate.
Whether you're a visitor or resident, let walking expert David Weintraub guide you to and along some of the best walking and hiking trails in coastal New England.
"This has to be the ultimate in Cape Cod hiking guides! Only David Weintraub could put something like this together."
-Robert Prescott, Director, Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
"The cape and islands are flecked with hidden jewels, explorations available to anyone willing to put one foot In front of Another. That makes David Weintraub's book a wonderful treasure map.
-Seth Rolbein, Editor and Publisher, The Cape Cod Voice
About the Author: David Weintraub is a writer, photographer, and educator based in South Carolina and Cape Cod. His other books are Adventure Kayaking: Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard, Afoot and Afield: San Francisco Bay Area, Top Trails: San Francisco Bay Area, East Bay Trails, North Bay Trails, Monterey Bay Trails (all published by Wilderness Press), and Peninsula Tales and Trails (Graphic Arts Books). David's articles and photographs have appeared in such magazines as the American Bar Association Journal, Audubon, Backpacker, Entrepreneur, Forbes, Hemispheres, Photo District News, Sierra, Smithsonian, and Sunset, and in books such as San Francisco: The City's Sights and Secrets (Chronicle Books), The World of Shorebirds (Sierra Club Books), and Cape Cod on My Mind (Falcon Publishing). David is an avid walker, birder, kayaker, and cyclist.
